De'Marion Thomas
Houston Cougars
84
Good

De'Marion Thomas

Houston CougarsContender
NTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Oklahoma State
Projected Starter

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De'Marion Thomas is the projected starter at NT for Houston Cougars.

Redshirt junior · #90 · 6'2", 340 lbs

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Depth at NT · Houston Cougars

  1. 19084De'Marion ThomasStarter
  2. 29871Myles Parker

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Tulsa Union, ranked #777 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #777 NatlTeam Share1%
Tulsa, OK
Jersey
#90
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
340 lbs
Transfer
Oklahoma State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—130.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8728
National Rank
#777
High School
Tulsa Union
Hometown
Tulsa, OK

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 50th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 50% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WUCFTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 26WGASOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-28

Sep 19LTTUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 12WSOUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 77-6

Sep 5WORSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-20

De'Marion Thomas's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.